I backed the #BLEcaberQU on kickstarter. https://ble.caberqu.com. Mine just arrived! You plug in power, then take a #USB cable and plug it in (both ends, the box has two remaining ports). The box takes a couple of seconds to measure properties of the cable and then comes back to tell you all about it. Max power; top speed; supported USB standards; appropriate stored info like manufacturer code; more.

Exceeds all expectations!

BLE caberQU is a USB-C cable tester that displays data, charging, and cable health details (crowdfunding)

Not all USB Type-C cables are created equal. Some support higher data transfer speeds than others. Some support fast charging and others don’t. And it can be difficult to tell what a cable is capable of just by looking at it.

So a few years ago developer Peter Traunmüller created the C2C caberQU, an open source board that can detect the capabilities of any cable that’s plugged into it and […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=172414

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